Mechanical toy insect gun



C. E. GOODWIN. MECHANICAL TOY INSECT GUN.

` i. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 6, 1921.

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CHARLES E. GGODVIT, @E SEATTLE, WASHXNGTON.

MECHANICAL TOY INSECT GUN.

Speeincation of Letters Patent.

Patented ingu 8, 19229.

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Be it known that l? Cri- .Lies Goonwin, a citizen oit the United iresiding at Seattle, in the county ot ,hn and fitateot Tiashington. haveinvented anew and useilful hiechanical Toy insect (inn. olf which thetollowin a specilication.

hay invention relates to improvements in mechanical toy ini-ct uns and oiject o'l niy inve tion to prov .o an insect gun which. by reason 't'attractive features? will attord th .f cient amusement to hold hisattention and ae act as an incentive to hiin in ridding the hoine oiA'flies and other germ carrying insects.

@ther objects are to provide an insect'gun which is harmless to theuser, which will not niar or hlernish the furniture. and which will killinsects without .trashing them on the house Yturnishings.

Still further objects are to provide an insect gun which is reliable andefficient in operation, siniple and durable in construction, and whichniay be nianutactured at comparatively small cost.

TWith the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceedsthe invent-ion consists ot the novel. construction,aoaptation, arrangement and coinbination otl parts horeinarr describedand claiined.

l accomplish these objects by devices illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings) wherein Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a toy insectgun embodying the features oi niy invention7 with the elastic drawn andthe trigger cocked to normal. posit-ion lor shooting;

Fig. 2 is a view in central longitudinal vertical section ot saine withparts in elevation and showing the positions ot the triggers etc. at thein :ant the elastic is releasec and also showing the sliding` barrelnieinber in a slightly extended position.y and;

Fig. 3 is a view in side elevation ot a inodilied torrn ot iny inventionwith certain parts shown in central longitudinal. vertical section.

`Referring to the drawings. throughout which like reference nurneralsdesignate like parts, the numeral 10 designates the gunstoclr which isintegrally formed with the barrel 11.

The underside ot the barrel 11 is provided with a depending shoulder 12against which a sliding barrel ineinber 13 is4 arranged to abut whensaine is in the contracted position. Said sliding barrel is providedwith a boss 14e which is used as a handig-rip in manipulating saidbarrel ineinber. /i bracket band 15 is passed around the barrel 11 andsee at its underside to the boss lil. A sin i bracket band 16 is passedaround the sliding barrel member 13 and secured at its upperside to thebarrel 11. Said bracket hands serve to retain the sliding barrel member13 in yalignment with the barrel 11 and also serve to limit the outwardmovement oli sliding` barrel when brought :in contact with each other. f

A central longitudinal groove 17 provided in the underside of the barrel11 ei:- tending substantially rorn the shoulder 153 to the juncture ofsaid barrel and the steelt 10. A fiat spring 18 is arranged to bridgeacross said groove and is norinally held ilush against the underside olisaid barrel by a bell 19 which is held thereagainst by a bolt 20 securedthrough said barrel as clearly shown in the drawings.

A hole 21 is provided through the harrel 11 and a trigger 9,2, which isshaped substantially in the iorln of the letter S, is normally held in acocked position within the groove 17 by the flat spring 18 with itsupper or hainrner end 23 project-ing through said hole 21 slightly abovesaid barrel and its lower or linger end 24 projecting below said barrelas shown in Fig. 1.

An opening Q5 is provided through the barrel 11 and a clapper` 26 ispivotally mounted within said opening with upper end projecting slightlyabove said barrel and its lower end projecting suliiciently below saidpivotal point and barrel so that saine will normally gravitate to a.substantially upright position. A srnall leali spring 27 issecured tothe upper side ot said barrel with its 'free end projecting downwardlywithin said opening1 25 to a point just clear of the clapper 26 whensaine is in its normal position.

An elastic band 28, having a tassel 29 :fastened to one of its ends, issecured at its opposite end to the outer end of the barrel member 13 bya suitable fastening 30. rlhe tassel 29 is preferably made of lea-ther,hemp or fabric and is soft enough to prevent injury to the user yet ofsuiiicient body to destroy an insect upon functional Contact with Same.

. From Fig. l olf the drawings it will be understood that the positionsoit the trigger,

clapper, etc., arealways held normally cocked and ready ior action andall that is necessary if1 to draw the elastic band back.

each time and place same over the upper end 23 of the trigger 22. Bydrawing` the lower end 2libacli until its middle bent portion pressesdownwardly against the spring 18 and its other middle bent portionpresses upwardly the underside 0l?r the barrel groove 1?, the upper end23 of said trigwill be drawn dmrnwardly until it re-' said clapper awayfrom said bell and thus prevent any interference with its resonance, Thesprings 18 and 27, when released, will automatically cause the trigger22 and clap- `per 26 to assume their normal positions in readiness foranother operation. lit will be obvious. that the sliding` barrel member13 may be pushed outward to extend the length of the gun barrel as awhole when. it is desired to increase the tension of the elasticband'28.

In the modified form oli my invention shown in F 3 or the drawings, arod 8l, preferably made of wire, is substituted for the slidingbarrelmember 1B, while the groove 1'? isv extended to a shoulder 82. Said rodis passed through a central bore 33 and bentdownwardly at its inner endand `fastened in the boss let. rllhe outer end oil? saidrod terminatesin a loop 34 through which the outer end el the elastic band 28 istastened and it will be apparent that said band may be extended in likemanner, while the other features of the modified form are similar to thepreferred construction shown in Figs. l and 2.

rlhe toy is usually painted in bright alluring colors, and together withthe novel feature ol rineino` the bell at each ooeration b C'B 7 isdesigned to attract and amuse a child in particular to the extent thathe will employ same in the useful purpose of riddi-ng p the home of thelilthy common house fly,

the poisonous mosquito, or other objectionable insects.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with theaccompanying` drawings., the form of construction and method ofoperation of my insect gun will be readily apparent to these skilled inthe art to which the invention relates, and, while l have described theprinciple of operation together with the device'which l now consider tobe the best embodimenttherect, it will be understood that the deviceshown is merely illustrativev and' that such changes may be resorted toas are, within the scope and spirit of the invention.

lWhat l claim is l. A mechanical toy insect gun comprising a stock andbarrel, an extension barrel lmember slidably secured to said barrel, an

elast'c secured at its outer end to said extension barrel member,atassel secured to the inner end of said elastic, and trigger means 'forreleasing` the tassel end of said elastic when under tension to causesame to spring forward. v v

2. A mechanical toy insect gun comprising` a stock and barrel, anextension barrel member slidably secured to said barrel,a bell securedto said gun, a' clapper secured to `said barrel adjacent said bell, anelastic secured at its outer end tox said extensionbarrcl member, atassel secured to the inner end of said elastic, and trigger meansadapted to release the inner tassel end of said elastic when undertensionvto allow same to spring` forward andy to cause said clapper tostrike said bell,

3. A mechanical toy insect gun compris- 'ing a stock; and barrel, anextension barrel member slidably secured to Said barrel, a bell secured.to said gun, a clapper pivotally secured to said barrel adjacentsaid'bell, an elastic band secured at its outer end to said extensionbarrel member, ay tassel secured to the inner end or" said elastic band,trigger -means adapted to release the inner tassel end ot said elasticband when caught over same under tension to permit said band to springforward and to cause said .clapper to strike said bell, spring meansadapted to withdraw said clapper from said bell,

and spring` means adapted toy 'functionally retain said trigger means ina normally cocked position cuantas n. eoonwin;

